Ashes of Creation - Lore and Story Hopes

My apologies if this was touched upon.

I am new here.

I had seen the latest livestream and I am excited about this game. I have been looking for the next great MMO after I had been a WoW player since its inception and dabbled in FFXIV.

The great thing about WoW (used to be) was its lore. Final Fantasy XIV also mastered the art of storytelling.

When New World launched, one thing that struck me was how ‘generic’ the story was. I didn’t feel connected to the world or the characters. Because of that I was not compelled to keep playing.

My hopes for AoC is that the dev team - and writers - really pay attention to the writing and storytelling/ lore in the game. Have it stand on strong foundations (to be taken seriously) to support the coming content for years to come. I think this, aside from the gameplay and art (all looked promising), what will make the game be memorable for a lot of people who want to embark on this new adventure.

Best of luck to the devs.

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maouw

They do have great writers on the team!

But I would rather Ashes focus on the emergent systems than focus too heavily on storyline.
I wouldn't want the game becoming too themeparky like many other MMOs.

Baibarss

maouw wrote: »

They do have great writers on the team!

But I would rather Ashes focus on the emergent systems than focus too heavily on storyline.
I wouldn't want the game becoming too themeparky like many other MMOs.

Great! I would say there is room for both. I do agree that gameplay comes first and foremost, but I also think that great storytelling (world building, memorable characters,…etc) will help make this game world more memorable...

Vaknar

Story is definitely important to the team and the game. The game's lore is based off of many, many years of story development done by Steven. We have an awesome team of writers who have taken that foundation of lore from Steven and have begun developing it into something epic!

Also, since you mentioned WoW, Ashes of Creation will also have expansions that will surely have story and lore developments, I imagine

https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Expansions

Baibarss

Vaknar wrote: »

Story is definitely important to the team and the game. The game's lore is based off of many, many years of story development done by Steven. We have an awesome team of writers who have taken that foundation of lore from Steven and have begun developing it into something epic!

Also, since you mentioned WoW, Ashes of Creation will also have expansions that will surely have story and lore developments, I imagine https://ashesofcreation.wiki/Expansions

Fantastic! Really looking forward to your game

Best of luck on the development.

Enigmatic Sage

I'm looking forward to the little easter eggs and hidden lore you can find in-game. Not only is it fun to discover and try to piece together yourself, but it makes for great content for youtubers etc.

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